boats and a corvette . the queensland maritime defence force was established in 1885 , while south australia operated a single ship , hm ##cs protector . tasmania had also a small torpedo corps , while western australia ' s only naval defences included the fremantle naval artillery . naval personnel from new south wales and victoria took part in the suppression of the boxer rebellion in china in 1900 , while hm ##cs protector was sent by south australia but saw no action . the separate colonies maintained control over their military and naval forces until federation in 1901 , when they were amalgamated and placed under the control of the new commonwealth of australia . during the early years of the 1880s , an egyptian regime
boats and a corvette. the queensland maritime defence force was established in 1885, while south australia operated a single ship, hmcs protector. tasmania had also a small torpedo corps, while western australia's only naval defences included the fremantle naval artillery. naval personnel from new south wales and victoria took part in the suppression of the boxer rebellion in china in 1900, while hmcs protector was sent by south australia but saw no action. the separate colonies maintained control over their military and naval forces until federation in 1901, when they were amalgamated and placed under the control of the new commonwealth of australia. during the early years of the 1880s, an egyptian regime